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syria is following in its footsteps. their stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction are growing, as are their ballistic missile capabilities are growing and their arsenals of other advanced weapons are being made available to enemies of the u.s. and its allies. we must act decisively to end this threat before it spreads even further. i strongly urge my colleagues to support this bill and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves her time. the gentleman from ohio. mr. kucinich: we're rapidly moving from iran sanctions to sanctioning the world here. i stand in support of nonproliferation. i think that we ought to -- that this country should be leading the world towards nuclear abolition. let us not forget that when the soviet union fell, there was one country that got rid of its nuclear weapons. ukraine. and ukraine today, while there's political problems there, they still stand strong as a community, as a nation among nations for having taken that direction. we need to be encoura
syria is following in its footsteps. their stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction are growing, as are their ballistic missile capabilities are growing and their arsenals of other advanced weapons are being made available to enemies of the u.s. and its allies. we must act decisively to end this threat before it spreads even further. i strongly urge my colleagues to support this bill and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves her time. the gentleman...
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, we have ratcheted up pressure on syria. you have seen the united states working with our partners, working with our allies, participate in an effort that has increased international isolation of syria. and so the steps we have taken have been all in one direction, if you will, which is to put pressure on syria to make clear that assad has lost his legitimacy to rule and to further isolate his regime as we call on him to cease the violence and to begin a democratic transition in that country. we will continue to take those steps to pressure the regime to stop its crackdown. i think as we've seen in terms of the -- by the reporting and by the international condemnation of what's happening in that country, the world is watching. and increasingly, assad's legitimacy is -- has been lost around the world. and that process will continue. >> are you aware of these reports of the iranian engineers? >> i do, but i don't have anything -- i mean, i've seen the reports, but i don't have anything specific for you on that. >> and there ha
, we have ratcheted up pressure on syria. you have seen the united states working with our partners, working with our allies, participate in an effort that has increased international isolation of syria. and so the steps we have taken have been all in one direction, if you will, which is to put pressure on syria to make clear that assad has lost his legitimacy to rule and to further isolate his regime as we call on him to cease the violence and to begin a democratic transition in that country....
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in libya and here in syria. we established diplomatic relationships with assad and have the embassy there, in spite of all of the crisis to remove him. we have sat on the sideline and done nothing other than say, we would like to see him leave. it is like filling out your bracket for the ncaa. it is not going to work unless you have a policy. this president, for every thug and hooligan, for every radical islamist, he has had nothing but appeasement. we saw that during the lead up to world war ii, appeasement. we saw that if we can open up the negotiating, this will work. ladies and gentlemen, learn from history, not just the history of world war ii, the thousand year history before that. we need a president who can talk truthful to the american public about what is at stake. what is at stake is clear as we look at the situation in iran. iran is on the present this of developing a nuclear -- is on the precipice of developing a nuclear weapon. we need someone who has the courage of their convictions, the experienc
in libya and here in syria. we established diplomatic relationships with assad and have the embassy there, in spite of all of the crisis to remove him. we have sat on the sideline and done nothing other than say, we would like to see him leave. it is like filling out your bracket for the ncaa. it is not going to work unless you have a policy. this president, for every thug and hooligan, for every radical islamist, he has had nothing but appeasement. we saw that during the lead up to world war...
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they are supporting syria's efforts on the abuse of the people of syria, and the list goes on and on. we have the international referee in nuclear proliferation has judged that iran is proceeding with a nuclear weapon. they point out that what they are doing would be inconsistent with anythin but a nuclear weapon. we know that we are in an extremely dangerous situation, which brings us to timing. i just want to underscore, on both sides of the aisle, we appreciate the leadership of the obama administration in reaching out to the international community and getting more support for sanctions than we have had in the past. that is extremely important. but it starts with u.s. leadership. we have seen over and over again that without the united states stepping forward, the international community is slow and in many cases will not act at all. so, dealing with the central bank of iran, your own reports showed that they are money- laundering. they are assisting the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and they are assisting terrorism. we have cut off relations with the central bank of iran. it
they are supporting syria's efforts on the abuse of the people of syria, and the list goes on and on. we have the international referee in nuclear proliferation has judged that iran is proceeding with a nuclear weapon. they point out that what they are doing would be inconsistent with anythin but a nuclear weapon. we know that we are in an extremely dangerous situation, which brings us to timing. i just want to underscore, on both sides of the aisle, we appreciate the leadership of the obama...
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there are so many times in the middle east where something is happening in syria, journalists are not allowed to get in, a military attack on a small village, i can get on twitter and message the people that follow me. within seconds, i will say -- i would get a number or a contact. i will get that information and do that journalism part, verify, report, and use the same technology used to get the information to disseminated to the public. this is become a two-way street. i would never have been able to get that content from my sources, but i was not able to disseminate without that same technology. >> so, again, you put out a tweed. -- tweet. what is the future of journalism? >> i think the constant thing that i got was not being told. media should not be beholden to the interest of the few that define the rundown, so to speak. it is all about your involvement and your engagement. people want to be able to understand what is happening. they do not want to be told information. they want to be involved in the knowledge process and the analysis of that information. >> can go the other w
there are so many times in the middle east where something is happening in syria, journalists are not allowed to get in, a military attack on a small village, i can get on twitter and message the people that follow me. within seconds, i will say -- i would get a number or a contact. i will get that information and do that journalism part, verify, report, and use the same technology used to get the information to disseminated to the public. this is become a two-way street. i would never have...
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and in yemen, and to some extent in syria. one thing is important for the united states and the west to understand -- changes have to come from within. they should not try to influence change in the arab countries. it has to come from within. if we want to have real representation of the people in deciding the future of these countries. by trying to impact and influence the outcome of these movements, not we palestinians but the west is risking once again undermining these important social cultural and political developments in the arab countries. yes, they have to watch it carefully, but they have to allow this process to take its due time. it could be a year, it could be two years, in some countries it will be passed and others long, but they should not try to interfere directly or impact a process that is going on there. >> did you have one? >> i just wanted to know, what with israel have to do -- what changes would have to make for the palestinians to recognize its role as a state? >> to recognize israel as a state? we did
and in yemen, and to some extent in syria. one thing is important for the united states and the west to understand -- changes have to come from within. they should not try to influence change in the arab countries. it has to come from within. if we want to have real representation of the people in deciding the future of these countries. by trying to impact and influence the outcome of these movements, not we palestinians but the west is risking once again undermining these important social...
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[applause] on syria, the policy of the nine states should be to replace the assad regime. we should do everything we can call verbally to help the dissident rebel and help them defeat the assad government. it is a dictatorship of very small minority in a country that is largely sunni. it would be a significant blow to iran to lose syria and to lose assad. it is worth the risk. to break up the iranian relationship. >> i am a student at rutgers university in new jersey. i would like to ask about people who have concerns about your elect ability, they tend to focus not on your congressional record but were on the accusations of past ethics violations. how would you answer that in the scheme of its electability? >> i think nancy pelosi has done a lot to answer it in the last few days. the democrats filed 84 charges against me. 83 were dismissed. the only one that arrive was the fact that my lawyers had written a letter inaccurately and i signed it. the democrats refuse to compromise on that. she was one of the three democrats in the process of refusing to compromise. if she wa
[applause] on syria, the policy of the nine states should be to replace the assad regime. we should do everything we can call verbally to help the dissident rebel and help them defeat the assad government. it is a dictatorship of very small minority in a country that is largely sunni. it would be a significant blow to iran to lose syria and to lose assad. it is worth the risk. to break up the iranian relationship. >> i am a student at rutgers university in new jersey. i would like to ask...
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the militarism that we have overseas is very shaky because there are plans right now to spread into syria and how soon can we start bombing iran? that is very precarious. so we now have a system where our personal liberties are not being protected and there could be problems in the street. we have had some indication that people are speaking out and they have every right to and they should, whether it is the tea party movement are the occup y movement. they're desperate because they are dissatisfied with the government and they're looking for answers. but we have to work our way out of this and respect to the honor and rule of law and respect individuals and protect everybody, not just certain people from all of these crimes. [applause] i talked a lot about the war's going on overseas. i did my best to try to stop them. i remember the first speech to give on the house floor about trying to stop something in iraq. it did not happen in 2001 or 2000. it happened in 1998. that is when they passed a bill that it is now our policy to have regime change in iraq and it would lead to war. we know
the militarism that we have overseas is very shaky because there are plans right now to spread into syria and how soon can we start bombing iran? that is very precarious. so we now have a system where our personal liberties are not being protected and there could be problems in the street. we have had some indication that people are speaking out and they have every right to and they should, whether it is the tea party movement are the occup y movement. they're desperate because they are...
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plans are being made to go into syria. they did not ask for designation there. congress should act on their own responsibilities. >> this is julio. not deliver these powers to the executive branch. >> i am here in chicago. always great to speak with you. i studied broadcasting in college, just to see the lack of a journalistic integrity from small-time bloggers. chris wallace of fox news saying if ron paul were to win the iowa caucus -- i hope people truly do their own research. turn off the tv and do their own research on candidates. it is clear by the way they have been attacking you, congressman paul, there's no journalistic integrity through the media. in terms of the economic war -- i'm 22 years old and investing in silver. i did research on john f. kennedy's executive order and when you talk about going back to the gold standard -- but the price of gold per ounce. silver, $30 an ounce. how can we get our currency back to where was? i going back to a gold standard? -- by going back to a gold standard? >> you cannot too quickly and less people change their m
plans are being made to go into syria. they did not ask for designation there. congress should act on their own responsibilities. >> this is julio. not deliver these powers to the executive branch. >> i am here in chicago. always great to speak with you. i studied broadcasting in college, just to see the lack of a journalistic integrity from small-time bloggers. chris wallace of fox news saying if ron paul were to win the iowa caucus -- i hope people truly do their own research....